Quotes

Frencham has a voice with all the appeal, emotional honesty and clarity of someone like Shawn Colvin or Mary Chapin Carpenter. Yes, really, she is that good.

— Bruce Elder, (Sydney Morning Herald)

Liz Frencham is one of the more welcome presences at any musical event. Liz is a fine bassist, an expressive singer and a skilled writer of songs. As a performer she is generous, always “on”, always fully engaged. Her musical vocabulary and comfort zone are conspicuously wide. The two contexts in which I’ve most frequently seen Liz - Frencham Smith & Jigzag - are both rewarding, but in very different ways. She’s also a splendid & supportive guest. It’s very easy to see why so many other people at any given festival invite her to join them on stage.

— Doug Spencer, producer, 'The Planet', ABC Radio National

Liz Frencham is an ornament to music. The complete package: a superb song-writer, sings like an angel, and when Liz is on stage with one of her double-basses, it’s like two parts of the one whole.

— RiotACT Online

Splendid and always tasteful bass playing, the warm-smiling Liz Frencham has a mesmerising voice, at times reminiscent of Billie Holiday.

— Ian McLean, Canberra City News

The heart and soul of the Australian folk festival scene is undoubtedly bassist Liz Frencham.

— Evan Hughes, Timber & Steel Music Blog

Frencham …. is a superb singer as well as a solid & melodic bass player. She has a rich distinctive voice that carries as much emotion as the song requires

— Graham McDonald, Canberra Times

Frencham’s lovely voice can be heard in all its glory on her outstanding songs

— Tony Hillier, Rhythms Magazine

Liz Frencham is a honey voiced bassist with a generous style……delivering songs with a sensitivity and lion-hearted courage that has made her one of the most sought-after performers in Australia. Her assured touch on the double bass brings real warmth and solidity

— Iain 'Fred' Smith, (multi award winning singer/songwriter)

Bass player Liz Frencham was one of the most popular performers at the festival

— Sharon Kennedy ABC South West

I’ll always love watching Liz play in any combo, but there’s something especially thrilling to see her taking her own words and work & fashioning it into a thing of beauty just for us. If there was one word I had to use to describe her, it would be this : luminescent. Anyone who’s seen her sing and play will understand why.